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Friday, September 23, 2011

Quilt along announcement and a Go! Baby giveaway!

I have hinted in the past that a quilt along was on the horizon, and the time is now, People! I have paired up with Kate from Needle and Spatula to co-host a Drunkard's Path Quilt Along. As soon as I saw Kate's gorgeous quilt top (here!), I knew I wanted to delve deeper into this block and that she was the perfect person to do that with. So, the Drunkard's Path Quilt Along was born! I hope you can join us :)

I love the versatility of this block. It is traditional, yet can produce some of the most beautiful and modern patterns. Just check out some of these quilty inspirations in addition to Kate's take on this block!

We'll be starting up this project on October 21. We will be posting fabric requirements October 4 so that you can start to stock up. The quilt top will be finished in November, so that you can have it quilted and ready to gift for Christmas! One more thing off the holiday to-do list ;)

Of course, there will be some fabric giveaways for those who get their tops done on target. Randi from Fresh Squeezed Fabrics has offered a gift certificate for $40 of fabric of your choosing- that is enough for 5 yards of fabric, basically another entire quilt top!

And Jody from The Fabric Shoppe has also generously offered up a fat quarter pack of Tula Pink's Prince Charming:The cool thing about this quilt along? Kate and I are each doing it differently. Kate will be providing information and directions using templates, and I will be doing the same using the Accuquilt Go! Baby Drunkard's Path die!

Don't have a Go! Baby yet? Well, that is where the giveaway comes in handy, eh?

The lovely folks at Accuquilt have given me a Go! Baby to share with one of my readers, along with 3 dies of your choice! So go ahead and select the Drunkard's Path die as one of the three, and get right in on the quilt along fun! Want to see what else is available? Click on the link below to check out some free patterns by Accuquilt to get the ideas flowing :)

To enter, leave ONE comment. If you grab our QAL button and put it on your site, come leave a SECOND comment with a link and you get another entry. Winner will be announced on Thursday September 29. Best of luck!

What perfect timing! I just finished a doble wedding ring quilt, and I'm ready dor more curves! A die cutter would be a welcome relief for all that cutting. Count me in for the quilt along and the giveaway!

Not sure I'll be able to participate in your QAL, but definitely sure I'll be thrilled if I could win this Go! Baby. Wow, Accuquilt has certainly been generous with their giveaways. All of us are thrilled! Even though I won't participate in your QAL, I'm going to follow along and may have time later on to join in.

I really like the drunkard's path block. Even though it is technically difficult to make the block - well, it is only two pieces, and after that, you only have to deal with squares. Thanks for the chance to win the Accuquilt. The dies I would get would be ones that are difficult to cut - so the flowers, hearts, drunkard's path, etc.

I have wanted to a Drunkard's Path quilt for ages, so your QAL is perfect. I have already won a Go! Baby( I know, lucky me!), so don't add me to the giveaway.I didn't pick the DP as a die, but I do have a 7" Crazy Curve Template from Eliza's Backporch Design which I have NEVER used! Will this work on this QAL?

Hi Kristie. I think I have lost count on how many giveaways I've entered for one of these little beauties. :) I always pick the drunkards path die as I think it is very versatile, also the value die set and either circles or hexagons.:) Sandy.

Earlier this week signed up for a class to learn this pattern in a couple weeks at a local quilt shop. Bummer, but I guess I will have had practice and should be able to actually join my first quilt-a-long! How exciting! It will be great to learn lots of different techniques. Maybe if I win the baby it will be slightly different than the class....regardless I'm really looking forward to it. Now I get to shop for fabric. Yay!

I'm looking forward to joining this quilt along. Curves scare me so hopefully my fears will be unfounded after I follow your instructions. If I am fortunate enough to win the Go Baby, fine and dandy, otherwise it'll be scissors and sweat for me!

Great QAL announcement - hope can be free enough to participate come October. Would really want to win this cutter so is easier to participate. Drunkard's path, hexie, and value pack are the ones that would select if win...Thanks for the giveaway and heads-up on the QAL.

Every time someone posts about their Go! Baby I long for it a little bit more haha. I want to make a tumbler quilt so bad, but its like the drunkard's path...something I would not attempt to do without some cutting help :)

I would love to have a Go Baby cutter, and would love to join your QAL. Unfortunately I don't have the opportunity for the QAL at the moment, but will be looking at the results. I love drunkard's path quilts. :)

A Drunkard's Path quilt is on my bucket list of quilts to do, although I am very intimidated by the blocks because of all of the curves and precision involved. Perhaps a Go! would make this much less intimidating! :) Thank you!

I'd love to win a Go! Baby to join in the QAL. Talk about a super time saver! The Drunkard's Path block is SO versatile too. The different looks you can create just by turning it a different direction is rather nifty! Thanks for the chance to save time and to join in the QAL.

I'd love to get my hands on a Go! Baby! It looks like just what I need as I am soooo bad at cutting out! My Mum is horrified that I have grown up in a family of seamstresses & quilters & yet I can't cut out a piece of fabric without butchering it lol. Oh the shame I have brought onto my family! If only I had a Go! Baby to help bring my daughter into the next generation & have her not shamed by my butchering skills ;o) Haha! Anyway, look forward to getting lots of inspiration from the QAL even if I am unable to get my butt off the computer chair & participate ;o) PS: I came over here after seeing your gorgeous clutch purses on Moda Bakeshop Gorgeous creations & I can't wait to try the tutorial out for myself & maybe even impress my lil girl with one too!

yay! I' ve been dying to do a drunkard's path quilt ever since I started quilting (only like 5 months ago) so even though I have tons of projects going already, I'm so joining in on this! Thanks so much :D

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